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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie is not accepted here as a Democrat [View all]Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)4. deep acceptance and meaning to avatars and icons?
who'd a thunk?
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I hope it does become an issue in NH. I can't think of anything that would be more foolish
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#104
“I’m a Democrat and should be on the ballot, I don’t think I need to say too much more,” ...
Kalidurga
Nov 2015
#128
Bernie is accepted everywhere as a Democrat, no problem...but on the issues, which is what
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#2
He is absolutely accepted by the majority of Americans. It's DU Hillary supporters that won't accept
cui bono
Nov 2015
#5
Running as a Democrat does not make him one. He'd be the first to tell you that.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#22
It's not that he hasn't registered as a Democrat. It's that he's SAID, again and again,
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#66
“I am running as a Democrat, obviously,” Sanders told reporters. “I am a Democrat now.”
Live and Learn
Nov 2015
#71
So you choose to ignore that he SAID he's running as a Democrat. Which makes it so.
cui bono
Nov 2015
#77
Browbeating a registered Democratic voter into believing that Sanders has become
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#85
Choosing a particular avatar and the site having the avatar are different things.
cui bono
Nov 2015
#32
I agree with you on this, the site has sports team avatars as well and that doesn't mean anything
cui bono
Nov 2015
#34
If Sanders had not run as a Democrat he would have run as an independent, and then what?
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#135
But then again Democrats would have struggled much more to win back the WH.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#140
Sanders is now a Democrat, having beocme a Democrat when decided to run for the Democratic
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#10
And just 6 yrs ago he called himself a flat out Socialist....no couching it with the word Democrat
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#19
Yes, you are right. But the rules of the Democratic Party are fine with it.
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#59
NO they weren't UNTIL yesterday when he was FORCED to become one of us...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#61
It was New Hampshire state law that had the problem, not the Democratic Party. See the relevant link
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#63
That is news to me...gonna have to back that up...or change the laughing emoticon.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#136
Bernie announced **yesterday** while registering in NH that he was now a Democrat
Sheepshank
Nov 2015
#52
You are right, but the Democratic Party rules do not require him to be a Democrat.
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#60
Yes, he could have joined any time. This recent capitulationis not genuine imho
Sheepshank
Nov 2015
#62
I agree. I suspect the will retun to indepedance if and when he looses.
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#64
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a liberal Democrat". Bernie Sanders
workinclasszero
Nov 2015
#21
If you were an informed Democrat you would be aware that Bernie is one of 5 co-founders of
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#41
How is that hate? I'm a second generation Democrat and I think the Party is ideologically bankrupt
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#46
No. The Democratic Party doesn't subscribe to straight socialism. Bernie does. That's why he calls
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#48
DU under 'Topics' has 'Democrats' and under 'Democrats' comes 'Bernie Sanders' and always
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#38
The 'not a Democrat' routine is a handful of cranks who take issue with the opinion of the DNC
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#30
No response from BlueCaliDem and not a peep from her cohort which lends silent approval
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#40
President Obama doesn't think for himself? Nancy Pelosi doesn't think for herself?
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#142